00:00 Greetings
00:01:05 - Marc-Andre Hamelin, recent joint projects.
00:03:44 - Is he a human?
00:06:47 - Charles’ hometown and first music steps
00:08:50 - When it is a time to change a teacher. Change teacher or the environment?
00:10:15 - Charles’ music abilities at the age of 5
00:12:00 - good advice for young performers how to become a great pianist.
00:13:00 - musical gifts, perfect pitch, “I thought everybody can guess the notes”.
00:13:48 - approach to technical excersises
00:15:35 - first musical impressions
00:16:37 - real passion to music. Importance of knowing different non-piano repertoire.
00:18:47 - favourite recordings of Leon Fleisher
00:19:10 - life in Montreal
00:20:57 - how the idea decision to go Yale university came up.
00:22:48 - severe time at Yale. Study with Prof. Boris Berman. New approach to practising.
00:24:39 - B. Berman’s teaching style.
00:26:10 - new way of practising established at Yale: “Do everything a little at once”. Fingering, memorizing.
00:27:53 - talking about Godowsky and Medtner.
00:28:38 - Montreal Conservatory after Yale. Competitions plan. Study with Andre Laplante. “Finding my own voice”
00:30:44 - competitions period of life
00:32:14 - most memorable things about Chopin Competition. “There was something in the air lifting me”
00:35:40 - special C. Zimmerman prize
00:36:30 - “Radu Lupu is my biggest inspiration”, life changing concerts.
00:36:58 - concert life after the Chopin Competition.
00:39:37 - how pandemic year affected performance schedule
00:40:19 - success of Canadian musicians. Strong piano traditions in Montreal. “With talent, work and luck you can achieve many things”.
00:42:08 - Ilya’s first impressions on Montreal when he first time got there. Montreal is a unique place
00:44:01 - upcoming concert in Vancouver
00:46:13 - best interpreters of Chopin’s music for Charles
00:48:33 - 10 top pianists for Charles
00:49:23 - The JUNO award. Importance of having a great team. How Charles prepares for recordings.
00:52:05 - preferences for piano, ideal recording
00:55:23 - editing process.
00:56:12 - teaching at the Montreal University.
00:58:20 - practising prior the concert
00:59:20 - about modern pianism
1:01:28 - closing. How Charles is celebrating his awards.
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